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Topeka man sentenced in federal court for making PVC bomb

U.S. attorney: Man admitted building explosives for fun

A Topeka man was sentenced Monday to a year and a day for making a bomb, U.S. Attorney for Kansas Barry Grissom said.

Joseph E. Rogers, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of making a destructive device. In his plea, he admitted that on Nov. 12, 2012, Topeka police officers stopped him and co-defendant Kyle C. Roe. Roe was immediately taken into custody on an active felony warrant, and he told police that he had a bomb in his pocket, Grissom said.

When Rogers was interviewed, he told investigators he had built explosive devices for entertainment. Rogers talked about using PVC pipe wrapped in tape and filled with smokeless powder removed from ammunition to build the explosives.